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Nigtevecht

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Nigtevecht

Total population

1,565

Coordinates52.27°, 5.03°

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Overview

Nigtevecht is a village in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands with a population of 1,395. Formerly part of the municipality of Loenen; it has been part of the newly-formed municipality of Stichtse Vecht since 2011. It is situated about 9 km (5.6 mi) west of Bussum along the Vecht River in the Vechtstreek.

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History & geography

History

The village was first mentioned between 1280 and 1287 as te nichtevecht, and means "along the Vecht. Nigtevecht developed along the dike of the river with the church in the centre. In 1673, the village and church were destroyed by the French. Several estates have been built near Nigtevecht by Amsterdam merchants. Nigtevecht was home to 409 people in 1840. Fort Hinderdam is a little fort on a river island. It used to be part of the Dutch Water Line. In 1913, it became part of the Stelling van Amsterdam. The fort is now in ruins and the island has become a nature area.

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Geography

Latitude
52.2738
Longitude
5.0285
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

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Notable people from here

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,084

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
104
Avg daily Wikipedia views
3
Attention level
Obscure

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Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
0337
Population (Wikidata)
397
Wikidata
Q3117041

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
  • • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382